Description: "Transliteracy is an evolving set of skill students need in order to live and learn in a rapidly changing society. This hands-on workshop showcases technology-infused tasks and tools designed to help methods instructors model such literacies for preservice teachers. Sample assignment sheets, rubrics, and scaffolding templates designed to strengthen research skills, expand professional collaboration, and creatively motivate students' language use will be provided.
Content: In this pre-conference workshop, participants will examine sample technology-infused products created by student teachers, experience hands-on activities used to teach transliteracy skills in methods courses, explore the professional perspectives embedded in a variety of web 2.0 tools, and expand professional networks.
Guiding Questions:
1) How are trends in the availability and use of emerging technologies impacting the ways in which students work, play, live, and learn?
2) What implications do trends in technology have for language teacher preparation?
3) How can teacher educators design learning environments and experiences that will systematically prepare pre-service teachers to facilitate meaningful teaching and learning in the world language classroom?
Infusing Technology Into Language Teacher Education
Presented by: Cherice Montgomery, Ph.D., Brigham Young University
Language Teacher Education ConferenceMay 19, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Description: "Transliteracy is an evolving set of skill students need in order to live and learn in a rapidly changing society. This hands-on workshop showcases technology-infused tasks and tools designed to help methods instructors model such literacies for preservice teachers. Sample assignment sheets, rubrics, and scaffolding templates designed to strengthen research skills, expand professional collaboration, and creatively motivate students' language use will be provided.
Content: In this pre-conference workshop, participants will examine sample technology-infused products created by student teachers, experience hands-on activities used to teach transliteracy skills in methods courses, explore the professional perspectives embedded in a variety of web 2.0 tools, and expand professional networks.
Guiding Questions:
1) How are trends in the availability and use of emerging technologies impacting the ways in which students work, play, live, and learn?
2) What implications do trends in technology have for language teacher preparation?
3) How can teacher educators design learning environments and experiences that will systematically prepare pre-service teachers to facilitate meaningful teaching and learning in the world language classroom?